Mirror



Patented Sept. 20, I898" No. 6I0,9I8. v

w. u. PREWITT.

MIRROR.

(Application filed Dec. 27, 1897.)

(No Modal.)

mllllll STATES NTT WILLIAM Q. PREWVITT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MIRROR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,918, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed December 27, 1897. Serial No. 668,572. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Q. PREWITT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mirrors; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The object of my present invention is to provide a mirror moreespecially useful in millinery-stores to enable '3, woman to View herbonnet in the various aspects of that ornament. WVith the mirrors atpresent in use much twisting of the body and neck is necessary to obtainanything like a satisfactory knowledge of how the bonnet appears fromevery point of view.

My improvement consists of a plurality of mirrors (more economically andpreferably three) arranged in theplanes of an imaginary triangularprism, so that the reflecting-surfaces face inward and reflect into eachother, whereby the aspect of the bonnet from all points of View may behad without any of the usual contortions of'the body or neck and meansfor adjustably supporting the same, the said mirrors being connected sothat a person may get into the inclosure without stooping or otherathletic feat.

In the annexed drawing the figure is a perspective View showing a mirrorembodying my improvements.

The mirrors 1 are shown to be of ordinary rectangular form, and they areconnected to stand in the planes of the sides of an imaginary triangularprism by means of arches 2 of a spider-frame connected with the upperedges of the mirrors. Sufficiently large spaces are left between theadjacent ends of the mirrors to permit the ingress and egress of aperson. The mirrors are rigidly placed with re spect to each other, andthe hub or solid portion 3 at the center of the spider-frame isfurnished with an upwardly-extending screw 4, that turns into a socketor tube 5 on the end of a bracket-arm 6, extending outwardly from a wallor other fixture in the room. The bracket-arm 6 may be pivoted to swingin a bracket 7, provided with screw-holes for securing it to a wall orwindow-casing. The screw 4 is preferably of rapid pitch, and by turningthe mirror-frame the device may be raised to accommodate persons ofdifferent height.

I do not claim, broadly, in this patent any novelty in the arrangementof mirrors to stand in the planes of the sides of an imaginary prism,because such an arrangement is shown in my patent granted October 25,1892, No. 48 L818.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

A mirror for viewing bonnets and the like consisting of a plurality ofmirrors arranged with their reflecting-surfaces inward toward each otherwith open spaces between their adjacent edges, a spider-frame havingarches 2 connecting the mirrors and an upwardlyextending screw 4;, and abracket 6 having a screw-threaded socket 5 to receive the screw 4,substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand this 20th day ofDecember, 1897.

WILLIAM Q. PREWITT.

Witnesses:

OSCAR BROWN,- CLARENCE ELLIOT INGALLS.

